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AUGUST », 1913.Cocos Island'* Fatal Treasure Solved.A Remarkable '' imf—ltxi Which In-dtral-* That Ih. Pmkimih Trea ■ ur** f.»r Hundred. of1.1*** ll»»e fw--r. -*«erifU rd Via Removed Ir hi IU Heating I lac. ^t»ly W.n \glt;-IV 1 •’ * a 111 which It.* at*i». Nil nil ci|.«»liiio * to rerovar I hi* hHi.lori lr.-a itr ut now a mat fr of hi.t .*r Ni Irani a d.»«w» i W re. t rt)«xlit lotta ha*. I*een of jr*i l t unearth 11m buried loot but for one re**on of MoUwr every hm failedi ar-m lr.liir.il i. a danwled. rocky Piiwe I In’ul located a1«out thru, hundred milrv fr.-cn Hi. count of i net n Kiralr, 1-3*1. mhr1. 1‘oru wan balng lion -ind.i liy n revolution. th. t.r- in line ri11/»,*, rraiiainn ho. (.«)!■ »a. Hi. (.r.AirHnn irtor.lwll.y Ih.-ir hank, ar.d the altar* «f Oi.fi ■ hurrhww, outrunied ih. iraa-■t .r. to I hi captain of an Kngli-h *lt;«s*l 1 Ida man weighed narhoranil -mled for I'oroa Island, what ho lurked I he trenaure. amount lag to C3.MWi.omi The halaiKo of the (raaaura wa. buried on th. lalnnd hy no loan a character than th. nlt;tori«ua pirate I'-anitn Hobito who with a loyal r.« of rul ihn.liin did an Humana, i.mount of daniiige in Ih. Western Vilai.tic from S'.w \ ork to ICfo Janeiro In I'Id 17 Doaito than •louhl | i Ifom and ravaged tha r.icifii thor. «•( Amrrha aa far aa V, * ... .arkin* I he rhurrhe- andolh.r ri*| itnrie. of pint.. Jewel*.nr..I «|.«v ir mill Id. loot amounted l.» i.» -T I I • Kl.fHjO.fi. awurrhn * for a .pot to turydnd avwr^xwlV rim on I ward as aoon aa land waa Wl Urtuad tm gold mp waa UMB taken to tha lath. bullion retaovudhrfore tha balUon coaid ba divided. lb* crew with th. avwpttoa of Ih. mplain Drown, and a ata war-1. myatrrlisiaiK rtekan-d and •fled Aa t hr three nan left were not enough to man Uh« pirate ahip. the* loaded aa much gold a* 'key mold into a amall boat, ;*nd. aftar burying 'hr remainder, Martnf 1*rk t- A ialralin •n.e at.ward. Drown ••#. diad dur-in* tha trip rhen. raw day. Drown dtrlan*. ihe captain att*rk •d him with a phrtol. and Drown flr»d hrat. killing hi. aMailant. On ranching Auatralln he maaagwd to diap. aw of the gold III tha boat for about Lio non. hut »|.aruUled with It until . few year, afterward ha found himarlf impoverished In IW-2 a numlwr of wealthy men •uharrtled X 4.CKI© for an agpadition in r iwo-ar th. traaaur* uader Drown ■ Uuvh-rahip, hut the at rang, uncanny fata I hat neein« to balk all effort. In this direction I r. tartar-ad. and auahap after mlahap vtaltad tha g-.lrt ■—her. Bhtpwrach aad Mini*. turned them bark.Drown i.on than that h. would nrv.T repaat tha atlampt. hut he la *• negotiating for a ftnnl rapadi-llcin to r*ro»cr th. buried treasurei■tr«f'f.lip.*■The flr»t rigid alr«hip built for the French army, tha Hpleaa. ha. bagn undergoing trial., and. M far. tho etperimenla .re daelgrwl to have I#* *mcea*#ul Dple*-. after
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Kangaroo Ground Evelyn Observer and Bourke East Record

Kangaroo Ground, Victoria, AU

Fri, Aug 29, 1913

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